Horse refusing to canter

italylyns

italylyns

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My mare is a 15hh connemara.
Ive only owned her 10 months. She was never very forward going but happily hacked jumped and schooled when asked. Her previous owner only rode her once or twice a week at the most so after we bought her and started working her the cracks started to show!
After going on schooling livery whilst i was on holiday i couldnt get her over a jump. Had her back done and she was very sore.
From then she just went downhill. She became more reluctant to move forward. Eventually her hocks and stifles were injected. No better.
She went for more tests and arthiritis found in her neck. Medicated and no better.
Suspensorys blocked.. no different.
She is not reactive to any back or sacroilliac pressure but she is now being referred to newmarket for scintigraphy scan so hopefully get to the bottom of it.
She is now at a point when she just REFUSES to canter.
Anyone had anything similar?? Shes only 7 ☹
 
She is very young to be suffering from arthritic changes but if she has it in several places she has every reason to refuse to canter, she may improve with further treatment and a really thorough rehab plan involving your physio but it may be that she is only going to be able to do light work in the future, you will have more idea after the scan and hopefully the vets will give you a good prognosis.
 
be positive said:
She is very young to be suffering from arthritic changes but if she has it in several places she has every reason to refuse to canter, she may improve with further treatment and a really thorough rehab plan involving your physio but it may be that she is only going to be able to do light work in the future, you will have more idea after the scan and hopefully the vets will give you a good prognosis.
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I’d say the same, but I have PMd you too.
 
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